Operation Phantom Cobra

Operation Phantom Cobra (10 September 2007) was a US Marine Corps operation of the Iraq War. US forces secured the village of Buhriz from the Iraqi insurgents, but only after a battle that left several American troops dead.

Operation
As US and Iraqi surge troops eliminated the last pockets of resistance around Baghdad, the US Marine Corps moved in to secure the village of Buhriz from Iraqi insurgents. Their forces engaged the insurgents on a bridge to Buhriz, littered with destroyed Nissan pickup trucks, Red Crescent ambulances, and debris from parts of the bridge that were destroyed by mortar strikes. The Iraqi insurgents used sniper rifles and light machine-guns to pick off the Marines as they fought for the bridge. The Marines engaged in heavy infantry combat with the insurgents, and many were killed or wounded. The Marines were nearly defeated, but their last few troops secured the village after killing most of the Iraqi insurgents.